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CIHM/ICMH 

Microfiche 

Series. 


CIHM/ICMH 
Collection  de 
microfiches. 


Canadian  Institute  for  Historical  Microreproductions  /  Institut  Canadian  de  microreproductions  historiques 


Technical  and  Bibliographic  Notes/Notes  techniques  et  bibliographiques 


The  Institute  has  attempted  to  obtain  the  best 
original  copy  available  for  filming.  Features  of  this 
copy  which  may  be  bibliographically  unique, 
which  may  alter  any  of  the  images  in  the 
reproduction,  or  which  may  significantly  change 
the  usual  method  of  filming,  are  checked  below. 


L'Institut  a  microfilme  ie  meilleur  exemplaire 
qu'il  lui  a  ete  possible  de  se  procurer.  Les  details 
de  cet  exemplaire  qui  sent  peut-etre  uniques  du 
point  de  vue  bibliographique,  qui  peuvent  modifier 
une  image  reproduite,  ou  qui  peuvent  exiger  une 
modification  dans  la  m6thode  normale  de  filmage 
sont  indiqu^s  ci-dessous. 


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Coloured  covers/ 
Couverture  de  couleur 

Covers  damaged/ 
Couverture  endommagee 

Covers  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Couverture  restaur^e  et/ou  pelliculee 

Cover  title  missing/ 

Le  titre  de  couverture  manque 

Coloured  maps/ 

Cartes  gdographiques  en  couleur 

Coloured  ink  (i.e.  ether  than  blue  or  black)/ 
Encre  de  couleur  (i.e.  autre  que  bleue  ou  noire) 

Coloured  plates  and/cr  illustrations/ 
Planches  et/ou  illustrations  en  couleur 


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Coloured  pages/ 
Pages  de  couleur 


□    Pages  damaged/ 
Pages  endommagees 


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Pages  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Pages  restaurees  et/ou  pelliculees 


n^^ages  discoloured,  stained  or  foxed/ 
, ,    Pages  d^colorees,  tachetdes  ou  piquees 

□    Pages  detached/ 
Pages  detachees 


r~~V'Showthrough/ 
b^    Transparence 


□    Quality  of  print  varies/ 
Qualite  indgale  de  I'impression 


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Bound  with  other  material/ 
Relid  avec  d'autres  documents 

Tight  binding  may  cause  shadows  or  distortion 
along  interior  margin/ 

Lareliure  serree  peut  causer  de  I'ombre  ou  de  la 
distorsion  le  long  de  la  marge  interieure 

Blank  leaves  added  during  restoration  may 
appear  within  the  text.  Whenever  possible,  these 
have  been  omitted  from  filming/ 
II  se  peut  que  certaines  pages  blenches  ajoutdes 
lors  d'une  restauration  apparaissent  dans  le  texte, 
maJs,  lorsque  cela  ^tait  possible,  ces  pages  n'ont 
pas  6ti  film^es. 


□    Includes  supplementary  material/ 
Comprend  du  materiel  supplementaire 

[~~|    Only  edition  available/ 


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Seule  Edition  disponible 

Pages  wholly  or  partially  obscured  by  errata 
slips,  tissues,  etc.,  have  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image/ 
Les  pages  totalement  ou  partiellement 
obscurcies  par  un  feuillet  d'errata,  une  pelure, 
etc..  cr.t  6t§  fi!m6es  d  nouveau  de  facon  a 
obtenir  la  meilleure  image  possible. 


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Additional  comments:/ 
Commentaires  supplementaires; 


This  item  is  filmed  at  the  reduction  ratio  checked  below/ 

Ce  document  est  filmd  au  taux  de  reduction  indiqu^  ci-dessous. 

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The  copy  filmed  here  has  been  reproduced  thanks 
to  the  generosity  of: 

Metropolitan  Toronto  Library 
Canadian  History  Department 

The  images  appearing  here  are  the  best  quality 
possible  considering  the  condition  and  legibility 
of  the  original  copy  and  in  keeping  with  the 
filming  contract  specifications. 


L'exemplaire  filmi  fut  reproduit  grfice  d  la 
g6n6ro8it6  da:  ^ 

Metropolitan  Toronto  Library 
Canadian  History  Departnnent 

Les  images  suivantes  ont  6t6  reproduites  avec  !e 
plus  grand  soin,  compte  tenu  de  la  condition  at 
de  la  nettet6  de  l'exemplaire  filmd,  et  en 
conformity  avec  les  conditions  du  contrat  de 
filmage. 


Original  copies  in  printed  paper  covers  are  filmed 
beginning  with  the  front  cover  and  ending  on 
the  last  page  with  a  printed  or  illustrated  impres- 
sion, or  the  back  cover  when  appropriate.  All 
other  original  copies  are  filmed  beginning  on  the 
first  page  with  a  printed  or  illustrated  impres- 
sion, and  ending  on  the  last  page  with  a  printed 
or  illustrated  impres»ion. 


Les  exemplaires  originaux  doiit  la  couverture  en 
papier  est  imprim^e  sont  f'lm^s  en  commen?ant 
par  le  premier  plat  et  en  terminant  soit  par  la 
dernidre  page  qui  comporte  une  empremte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration,  soit  par  le  second 
plat,  selon  le  cas.  Tous  les  autres  exemplaires 
originaux  sent  filmds  en  commentpant  par  la 
premidre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration  et  en  terminant  par 
la  dernidre  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 


The  last  recorded  frame  on  each  microfiche 
shall  contain  the  symbol  — *-  (meaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  the  symbol  V  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  applies. 

Maps,  plates,  chirts,  etc.,  may  be  filmed  at 
different  reduction  ratios.  Those  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  in  one  exposure  are  filmed 
beginning  In  the  upper  left  hand  corner,  left  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  as  many  frames  as 
required.  The  following  diagrams  illustrate  the 
method: 


Un  des  symboles  suivants  apparattra  sur  la 
dernidre  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cas:  le  symbole  — ♦-  signifie  "A  SUIVRE".  le 
symbole  V  signifie  "FIN". 

les  cartes,  planches,  tableaux,  etc.,  peuvent  gtre 
film^s  d  des  taux  de  reduction  diffdrents. 
Lorsque  le  document  est  trop  grand  pour  etre 
reproduit  en  un  seul  clich6,  il  est  film6  d  partir 
de  Tangle  supdrieur  gauche,  de  gauche  d  droite, 
et  de  haut  en  bas,  en  prenant  le  nombre 
d'images  n6cessaire.  Les  diagrammes  suivants 
illustreht  la  mdthode. 


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25th  Congress, 
2d  Session. 


[  Doc.  No.  403.  ] 


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MASSACHUSETTS  LEGISLATURE— NORTHEASTERN 

BOUNDARY. 


RESOLUTIONS 


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LEGISLATURE    OF    MASSACHUSETTS, 
Concerning  the  Northeastern  Boundary. 

May  21, 1838. 
Committed  to  the  same  Committee  of  the  Whole  to  which  is  committed  bill  on  the  same  subject. 


COMMONWEALTH  OF  MASSACHUSETTS. 
Resolves  concerning  the  Northeastern  boundary. 

Resolved,  That  the  claim  of  Great  Britain  to  all  the  territory  in  the 
State  of  Maine  lying  north  of  Mars  hill  and  the  tributary  waters  of  the 
Penobscot,  is  totally  inconsistent  with  the  treaty  of  peace  of  seventeen 
hundred  and  eighty-three ;  and  will,  if  persisted  in,  inevitably  tend  to 
disturb  the  friendly  relations  now  subsisting  between  that  Government 
and  the  Government  of  the  United  States. 

Resolved,  That  no  power  delegated  by  the  constitution  to  the  Govern- 
ment of  the  United  States  authorizes  them  to  cede  to  a  foreign  nation  any 
territory  lying  within  the  limits  of  either  of  the  States  in  the  Union. 

Resolved,  That  the  proposition  made  by  the  late  Executive  of  the 
United  States  to  the  British  Government, to  seek  for  "the  highlands"  west 
of  the  meridian  of  the  source  of  the  river  St.  Crcix,  is  a  departure  from 
the  express  language  of  the  treaty  of  peace,  an  infringement  of  the  rights 
of  Massachusetts  and  Maine,  and  as  its  consummation  involves  a  cession 
of  State  territory,  is  in  derogation  of  ihc  constitution  of  the  United  States. 

Resolved,  That  the  proposition  recently  made  by  the  present  national 
Executive  to  the  Government  of  Maine, 'to  substitute  a  "conventional 
line"  for  the  line  described  in  the  treaty,  is  calculated  to  sirengthen  the 
claim  of  Great  Britain,  impair  the  honor  of  the  United  States,  and  put  in 
jeopardy  the  interest  of  Massachusetts  and  Maine. 

Resolved,  That  Congress  be  requested  to  cause  the  northeastern  sec- 
tion of  Maine  to  be  speedily  explored,  and  the  boundary-line  described 
in  the  treaty  to  be  established. 

Resolved,  That  his  excellency  the  Governor  be  requested  to  transmit 
a  copy  of  these  resolves  and  the  accompanying  report  to  the  Executive  of 
the  United  States  and  of  the  several  States  ;  and,  also,  to  each  of  our 
Thomas  Allen,  print. 


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speedy  termination. 
Passed : 

Passed ; 


House  of  Repuesextatives,  .^prtl  13,  1838. 
ROBERT  C.  WINTHROP,  Speaker. 
In  Senate,  April  14,  1838. 
MYRON  LAWRENCE,  President. 


April  19,  1838.     Approved  : 


EDWARD  EVERETT. 


A  true  ccpy — Attest : 


*    JOHN  P.  BIGELOW, 
Secretary  of  the  Commonwealth. 


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